Online Program

294497
Use of health care services for children living in houses designated for demolition


Tuesday, November 5, 2013 : 3:10 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Nihaya Daoud, MPH, PhD, Epidemiology and Health Services, Ben Gurion University, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel
We will present empirical evidence showing that living in houses under constant threat of demolition is associated with women's poor mental health and an increase in children's use of health care services.

Learning Areas:

Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Advocacy for health and health education
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Program planning
Public health or related public policy
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Describe how health care utilization changes when family households are slated for demolition by an occupying army.

Keyword(s): War, Child/Adolescent Mental Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am on the faculty at Ben Gurion University
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.